Pontiac GTO: Bob wanted to be reborn

His name is Bob Lutz and he was vice-president of General Motors, when it was saved from bankruptcy by the public purse in 2009.

Mr. Lutz is also a man of great experience considered by his peers as being a guru of the global automotive industry.

Very recently, he said, before duty eliminate the Pontiac brand, its engineers planchaient a sport coupe, using the bottom of the Pontiac G8 itself after the platform of the Holden Commodore, produced in Australia.

Unlike the G8 which was a high performance sports sedan, the GTO would have been a very powerful sport coupe.

Holden Coupe 60 Concept

Aesthetically, the Pontiac GTO 5th generation have inherited forms of the concept 60 Cup, designed by the Holden division of General Motors, situated in Australia and unveiled in 2008 at the Motor Show in Melbourne.

Its engine was a powerful 6.0-liter V8 delivering 369 horsepower force, all mates has a manual gearbox has six speeds.